Cedarville, City in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Cedarville is a small city in Crawford County, in the northwest corner of Arkansas, close to the Oklahoma border. It sits in a valley shaped by Lee's Creek, at the foot of the Boston Mountains, with farmland and wooded hills on all sides.
The first settler arrived in 1840, a post office opened in 1872, and the town was officially incorporated in 1881. Local government collapsed in the 1890s and was only restored in 1998, when residents voted to reincorporate to protect the town from being absorbed by nearby growth.
Cedarville takes its name from the cedar trees that grow along Lee's Creek valley. Walking through town today, you pass a city hall, a park, several churches, and a Masonic lodge that still serve as meeting points for residents.
Cedarville sits between Van Buren and Lincoln, both a short drive away, making it easy to reach by car along the main roads. Most shops and services are along the main street, so getting around on foot is straightforward once you are there.
A rock formation near town, roughly 450 feet (about 140 meters) long, has sometimes been compared to the walls of an old fort, sparking local debate for generations. Experts generally agree it is natural, which also put to rest the old story that the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto ever passed through this area.
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